Svenner Lighthouse
Location | Larvik Vestfold og Telemark Norway |
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Coordinates | 58°58′20″N 10°08′40″E / 58.972222°N 10.144444°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1874 (first) |
Construction | cast iron tower |
Height | 18.7 metres (61 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | dark red tower and lantern |
Operator | Svenner Fyrstasjon[1] |
Heritage | cultural property |
Light | |
First lit | 1900 (current) |
Automated | 2003 |
Focal height | 40 metres (130 ft) |
Lens | 1st order Fresnel lens |
Intensity | 101,700 cd |
Range | 17.8 nmi (33.0 km; 20.5 mi) |
Characteristic | Oc WR 10s. |
Norway no. | NF-0417 |
Svenner Lighthouse (Norwegian: Svenner fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Larvik in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. It was first lit in 1874 on the archipelago Svenner. The current tower was built in 1900. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1997, and was automated in 2003.[2][3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: West Oslofjord". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Svenner fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Svenner fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
External links[]
- Media related to Svenner fyr at Wikimedia Commons
- Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (in Norwegian)
Coordinates: 58°58′20″N 10°08′40″E / 58.97222°N 10.14444°E
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- Lighthouses completed in 1900
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